The Healing Garden: Cultivating and Handcrafting Herbal Remedies
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- Create Date：2022-03-22 20:21:34
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Juliet Blankespoor
- ISBN：0358313384
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Reviews
Jessi Madrid
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This book was a great read。 As an Herbalist and Alternative Medicine Practitioner， I really enjoyed this book。 The first part was about gardening and how to cultivate。 The second half went well into detail about many herbs that I use daily for my clients。 This was a well written book， and I will refer back to it when I need to。 I would recommend this book and buy it。 I only wish more herbs were discussed， but the ones she talks about are remarkable。 This book was recieved as an ARC in exchange f This book was a great read。 As an Herbalist and Alternative Medicine Practitioner， I really enjoyed this book。 The first part was about gardening and how to cultivate。 The second half went well into detail about many herbs that I use daily for my clients。 This was a well written book， and I will refer back to it when I need to。 I would recommend this book and buy it。 I only wish more herbs were discussed， but the ones she talks about are remarkable。 This book was recieved as an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Annie
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Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 The Healing Garden is an encyclopedic herbal and guide to medicinal plants and herbal medicine by Juliet Blankespoor。 Due out 8th April 2022 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt on their Mariner imprint， it's a substantial 448 pages and will be available in hardcover， and ebook formats。This is a well written and accessible beginner-friendly guide （with recipes and tutorials） for herb gardening and herbal medicine。The author writes with competence and ex Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 The Healing Garden is an encyclopedic herbal and guide to medicinal plants and herbal medicine by Juliet Blankespoor。 Due out 8th April 2022 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt on their Mariner imprint， it's a substantial 448 pages and will be available in hardcover， and ebook formats。This is a well written and accessible beginner-friendly guide （with recipes and tutorials） for herb gardening and herbal medicine。The author writes with competence and experience on choosing， growing， harvesting， processing， and using herbs and the active ingredients they contain。 The first section （~25%） covers culture， siting， soil building， pest control， and propagation （very useful info here）。 The chapters in section 2 introduce methods for harvesting and preparing/preserving plant material without destroying active ingredients。 The third and largest section contains a survey of active ingredients， safety issues， and a comprehensive herbal with profiles for 32 common herbs from anise hyssop to yarrow。The tutorials and recipes include tools and ingredients in a bullet style list。 Measurements are in American/imperial units with metric/standard measures in parentheses （yay！）， followed by step by step instructions。 Plant profiles in the herbal chapters include common and botanical （Latin） nomenclature， culture info， habit （size， spread）， propagation， medicinal uses， and recipes and tutorials for specific uses。The book is lushly illustrated and photographed throughout in full color。 The author has also included a resource and links lists， bibliography， and index。 Five stars。 This would be a superlative choice for public or school library acquisition， community garden/allotment member libraries， or the home gardener's library。 Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes。 。。。more
Laney Estel
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I was so interested in this book because it gave me more insight on how to make homeopathic medicine。 There is a lot of information on how to grow the plants yourself， and the best herbs to grow in a garden， no matter what the size。 This is a sourcebook， and one to keep in your library to reference over and over。 Some of these medicine carriers I never would have guessed （like compound butters）。
Alicia Bayer
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This is a wonderful guide to growing your own herbal plants and using them in natural remedies。 The first half is very much a gardening guide， so it will be helpful for those who are new to gardening。 It's very comprehensive and will be a great asset。 The second half goes into the plants she profiles， both how to grow them and how to use them， with details about their benefits， contraindications， and so on。 One or two recipes are included for some of the plants。The plants featured are: anise hys This is a wonderful guide to growing your own herbal plants and using them in natural remedies。 The first half is very much a gardening guide， so it will be helpful for those who are new to gardening。 It's very comprehensive and will be a great asset。 The second half goes into the plants she profiles， both how to grow them and how to use them， with details about their benefits， contraindications， and so on。 One or two recipes are included for some of the plants。The plants featured are: anise hyssop， ashwagandha， basil， bee balm， black cohosh， calendula， chickweed， dandelion， echinacea， elderberry， elecampane， goldenrod， goldenseal， gotu kola， hibiscus， lavender， lemon balm， meadowsweet， milky oats， mint， motherwort， passionflower， prickly pear， rose， skullcap， spillanthes， stinging nettles， tulsi， valerian， vervain， violet， yarrow。 Not all of these grow in my climate， but many of them will grow in most temperate areas。 Most are perennials， though some are annuals。I wish there were more plants featured， as some that I use the most are not included （some that come to mind are mullein， garlic， horsetail， cleavers， red clover， hawthorn， burdock， horseradish， mugwort， pine， plantain leaf， sage， aloe and chamomile）。 Obviously， many of these are found in the wild and more easily foraged （which can also be said for many that she includes， such as dandelions and stinging nettles）， but many of my favorite remedies are missing and some of the ones she includes are not ones that I'd consider especially noteworthy。 She includes a wonderful range though， and great instructions on how to grow them。This is a great start for those who are new to healing remedies and growing them in their gardens， though， plus very detailed information about the basics of herbal remedies。 I'd highly recommend it for new or intermediate gardeners and herbal enthusiasts。I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review。 。。。more
Ro Scott
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One of the best modern common herbal books I have found。 Everything in one place， showing each herb medicinal properties， types of tinctures typically made for the herb， uses， growing and harvesting of the herbs and culinary uses if any。 With detailed pictures。
Heather
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I want to thank Netgalley and the author for gifting me the ebook。 I love love love this book！ I am all about healing naturally with herbs and this book I will be going back to time and time again。 Thank you！ Very informative。
Jene
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The Healing Garden by Juliet Blankespoor is a extensive book filled with everything you need to know about herbs and plants。 I was so impressed by how much thought went into making sure every topic possible was covered in this book。 How to plant， conditions， size are covered as well as what each herb can do and how to harvest and use them all。 The recipes were plentiful and the photography was beautiful。 This is a very large book and a great addition for anyone looking to incorporate herbal reme The Healing Garden by Juliet Blankespoor is a extensive book filled with everything you need to know about herbs and plants。 I was so impressed by how much thought went into making sure every topic possible was covered in this book。 How to plant， conditions， size are covered as well as what each herb can do and how to harvest and use them all。 The recipes were plentiful and the photography was beautiful。 This is a very large book and a great addition for anyone looking to incorporate herbal remedies into their lives。 Thank you to NetGalley and Mariner Books for the opportunity to read this book book for an honest review。 。。。more
Jamie
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Juliet Blankespoor's The Healing Garden - Cultivating and Handcrafting Herbal Remedies offers recipes， step-by-step instructions on how to plan your healing garden， and other information needed on what to grow and how to grow it。 Beautifully written and well researched with stunning photographs， The Healing Garden is a must have for those who understand that food and herbs can have healing properties and for those who care about their health and wellness！ This is a book I will refer to often to Juliet Blankespoor's The Healing Garden - Cultivating and Handcrafting Herbal Remedies offers recipes， step-by-step instructions on how to plan your healing garden， and other information needed on what to grow and how to grow it。 Beautifully written and well researched with stunning photographs， The Healing Garden is a must have for those who understand that food and herbs can have healing properties and for those who care about their health and wellness！ This is a book I will refer to often to help me with my personal health journey。 。。。more
Jessica
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